Marcus McNeill

The quarterbacks didn't want to make it into their duel but that's what Sunday's meeting at Soldier Field came down to — Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers squaring off in a showdown of gunslingers.

After the Bears prevailed 31-20 over Cutler's former rival in the AFC West, they are fully focused on what the franchise's future could look like without the franchise quarterback. A team that has been blessed with terrific health since the start of 2010 is reeling as Cutler suffered a broken thumb on his right throwing hand at the end of an interception midway through the fourth quarter.

Cutler was blocked to the ground by linebacker Donald Butler and landed on his right hand...

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The quarterbacks didn't want to make it into their duel but that's what Sunday's meeting at Soldier Field came down to — Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers squaring off in a showdown of gunslingers.
After the Bears prevailed 31-20 over Cutler's former rival in...